The date was Jan. 29, 2009, and Pat Quinn was sitting at his desk in the lieutenant governor’s office, writing notes for what would become his inaugural speech as governor while the state Senate, one floor above, considered voting to remove Rod Blagojevich from office. A few feet away, camera in hand, was Springfield resident […]
Madigan
Posted inOpinion
Poll numbers on Madigan
A poll taken for Rasmussen Reports earlier this month found that Gov. Pat Quinn’s unfavorable rating was 55 percent. That’s pretty darned bad, and perhaps the worst in the nation. But Gov. Quinn ain’t got nothing on Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. A new Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll found Madigan’s unfavorable rating to be an […]
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Why Quinn is appealing
A bipartisan chorus seemed to rise as one last week to urge Gov. Pat Quinn not to appeal a ruling by a Cook County judge. The judge ruled that the governor had violated the state Constitution when he vetoed lawmaker salaries last summer. Quinn said he vetoed the appropriations because he was tired of waiting […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Ethereal harmony
The Springfield Classical Guitar Society welcomes California-based voice and guitar duo Chanson du Soir on Saturday, March 24, at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church. You are in for a treat. Soprano Chelsea Camille has the voice of what a goddess would sound like if she could sing heaven down from its fixed paradise. Classical guitarist David […]
